Job Order Detail

Description

Seasonal employment available at Vogel Honey Farm, SW-25-41-04-W3, RM of Rosthern SK, from March or April to October 2026. Pay: $16.50/hour

Duties Include:
- building and repairing beekeeping equipment
- maintaining bee yards (cutting grass, removing garbage)
- assessing colony vitality, assisting with care of colonies
- identifying queens and drones, safely handling queens
- adding/removing honey supers to/from hives
- loading/unloading trucks (hives, supers, feeding pails, etc.)
- extracting honey in our extraction facility
- feeding bee colonies in spring and fall
- wrapping hives for outdoor wintering
- cleaning and storing all beekeeping equipment
- operating and maintaining farm vehicles and tools
- problem-solving and basic decision-making in the field
- maintaining accurate daily records, reporting to supervisor

The candidate must be mentally and physically fit, able to lift heavy loads, able to work well with others, attentive to detail, able to work quickly and efficiently under constant time-pressure, tolerant of bee venom, willing to work long hours regardless of weather conditions, committed and dependable.